Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-22
Forewarned. Forearmed.


Forewarned, Forearmed.
Those people who choose to vote the
MALONE ticket after reading JONI S.
WIsR's speech of Thursday evening
cannot pretend to be in ignorance of
the nature of the bargain to which they
are required to assent. The state COM
plimonts orr report as follows:
"Since the editorial in this issue OF
the state was prepared there has APP
peared in the local columns OF the Dis
Pdich, in its issue OF to-day, the full
confirmation Of all We charge, the re.
port Of which We publish elsewhere.
We congratulate the DjSp0tch upon
its most valuable contribution to po-
ltical literature, an exposure of the
dark tricks Of the Reform leaders that
is sufficient in itself to insure Demo
cratic victory. We congratulate the
Democratic party, moreover, on the
possession of so useful and successful,
though unconscious and unintcntional,
an ally rs the Hon. John 5. Wise.
The Democrats can always count on
his prudence, canton, and discretion
TO win Their victories. "
The charge which the state SAYS is
confirmed by our report of Mr. WIsE's
speech is thus formulated by our eve
ming contemporary:
The SCHEME FOR HIS SALE. -Thore
has been already sufficient external evi-
dcnce to demonstrate that the Reform
leaders are working in the interest of
the Republican party. But till now it
has not been made public that the CO.
operation Of Republican and Reform
politicians is the result of one OF the
most corrupt bargains ever entered into,
and one whose purpose is most hurt
full and degrading to the honest work
ingmen of this city. We have re-
ceived on the most trustworthy authori-
ty the following facts Some months
ago there was held 3 meeting, pOliti
cal banquet, at which not only some of
the necessaries but some Of the most
delicate and enlivening Injuries of life
were served, and flattered by this
wining and dining, the Reform leaders,
who have succeeded in winning the
misplaced trust OF some OF the work
inPmen Of this city, bartered away the
votes of those who they claimed to con-
troll. That bargain was as follows The
Reform candidates for the Legislature
were pledged before they were ever
named to aid the Republicans in the
organization of the House, and to vote
for the nominees Of their caucus. In
return the Republicans of Richmond
were pledged to aid the RefOrmers in
gaining control over this city at the
next spring election. The terms OF this
bargain carried out would be the
trading by the Republicans of
the city Offices, involving tho con-
troll of the Fire Department, Gas
Works, and, indeed, all the city depart
ments, for the speakership OF the House
and other House offices, for those i'm
portaDt and responsible State offices
the offices of Auditor of Public Accounts,
Second Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary
of the Commonwealth, Commissioners
of Agriculture, &c, and for that plum
Of plums the United States senator
ship IN short, these Reform leaders,
claiming to represent a large number
of the workingmen OF Richmond,
in order to make the Kepubli-
cans their allies in bringing
about q municipal revolution, dlsaS
trous in its consequences to safe local
government, agreed to elect candidates
to the Legislature who would fill the
Capitol with Mahone's Republican
henchmen and to vote for the nominees
OF the Republican caucus for United
States sonatur-who will be no other
man than the man who will control that
ucus-tbat arch-enemy Of labor,
William Malone.
thus have the votes of every work
ingman in the Reform rarity been sold
to that political organization whose
ruler, master, and boss is William
Malone. Are there a " wOrkingmen
in this city who will set the seal of their
approval upon such bargain, by which
thCy are TO be sold like so many
dumb driven cattle?" Are there any
woikmgmen i'll this city who will not
shrink in disgust from such traffic in
their suffrages, who will not resist with
all their might such scheme to betray
them? They know who William Ma
hone is and how contemptuOus he is OF
all their interests.
And the bargain is pay-before-you
bet contract. The Republicans are tC
be elected to the Legislature this year
and MALONE is to be elected to the
United States Senste this year, but the
Reformers are get their pay next year